A sign of trust

Alice felt that the "handshake" was taking quite some time, so she interrupted the stare competition between her brother and Eris.

"Ahem, if we don't tell mom about this, she will rip open a crack in the barrier, which I believe wouldn't be good for anyone so…".

Aster felt the slight jealousy on his sister's voice and he was amused by it.

"Looks like tonight I will have to precede a little family "reunion" … not like that wasn't the plan since I knew mom was coming anyway", he thought as he let go of Eris's hand.

"Alice is right… Eris do you need anything else to create the gate?".

Eris doubted for a second but she still answered.

"Just be ready to help me recover my spirit energy and everything will be fine".

Aster took out a little bottle full with a liquid which was a mix between red and gold before handing it to Eris.

"Mm? another kind of soft drink?", she asked.